Jarvis and Williams join Lowe in Wales swimming team

Two further University of Bath-based swimmers were today (Tuesday) added to the Wales squad for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Calum Jarvis, a University of Bath graduate, and Rachel Williams have been added to a 23-strong Wales swimming squad for Glasgow, where they will both make their Commonwealth Games debuts. They join Jemma Lowe, who also trains at British Swimming’s National Centre Bath and was selected for the Welsh team last year. Lowe competes at...

10 June 2014

University is perfect backdrop for Triathlon Pink

The University of Bath provided a stunning backdrop for the second event of the Triathlon Pink series on Sunday 8 June. Women from across the south west turned out to experience their first taste of a ‘pink’ triathlon and none were disappointed. Following on from a very successful first event in Crystal Palace last weekend competitors took part in all events in Bath – Triathlon Pink, Triathlon Pink Kids and the Pink Pyjama Fun Run...

09 June 2014

Swimmers prepare for Glasgow with medals

University of Bath-based swimmers were in impressive form as they continued their preparations for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games at the Mare Nostrum Tour meet in Monaco. Lizzie Simmonds (right), who trains at British Swimming’s National Centre Bath, led the way, winning a pair of gold medals in the 100m and 200m backstroke. Simmonds, who has been selected to represent England at Glasgow 2014, swam a season’s best to win the 100m backstroke title. Jemma...

09 June 2014

French fourth at World Cup Final

University of Bath graduate Kate French produced the best individual performance of her career to date to finish fourth at the World Cup Final in Sarasota. The Sports Performance graduate qualified for the event through her performances at individual World Cup rounds this year. French was never out of the top-10 overall positions throughout the day and came home in fourth place in Florida, just 10 seconds off a podium place. Jan Bartu, performance director...

08 June 2014

Commonwealth medallists Greene & Olver selected for Glasgow

Former world champion hurdler Dai Greene will get the chance to defend his Commonwealth title at Glasgow 2014 after being selected today to represent Wales. Greene (pictured right), who trains at the University of Bath with Malcolm Arnold, British Athletics’ Lead Hurdles coach, runs the 400m hurdles for Wales. He is joined in the Welsh team by Rhys Williams, who used to train in Bath and who took bronze behind Greene at the Delhi Commonwealth...

06 June 2014

University team secures European crown for England

The University of Bath rugby sevens team were crowned university champions of Europe at the weekend. The University team represented England at the Red Bull European Rugby University Sevens finals at Richmond Park on Saturday (31 May) after winning the BUCS (British Universities Colleges and Sport) title. They faced the top university sides from France (University of Pau), Ireland (Queen’s University Belfast), Italy (Padova University), Scotland (Edinburgh University) and Wales (Cardiff Met) in a day...

04 June 2014

Welsh lifter to contest third Commonwealths

Welsh weightlifter Natasha Perdue, who does some of her training at the University of Bath, will contest her third Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this year. The 38-year-old has competed at two of the three Commonwealth Games to feature women’s weightlifting, finishing fifth in the under-63kg weight division at Melbourne in 2006 and 12th at under-69kg at the Delhi 2010 Games representing Team Wales. She also competed for Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympics, finishing...

04 June 2014

Students and alumni among athletes selected for Glasgow 2014

Students and alumni feature among the 32 athletes with University of Bath links selected to compete at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. And with 50 days to go until the start of the Games, many more Bath athletes are expected to win places at this year’s biggest multi-sport event. The 32 selected athletes will represent seven different countries and compete in seven sports at the Glasgow Games, which run from 23 July to 3 August....

03 June 2014

Quartet in England long squad for Glasgow

Four Team Bath netballers feature in the England long squad for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, which was announced today (Monday). Rosie Allison, Stacey Francis, Serena Guthrie and Mia Ritchie feature in the 18-strong squad, which will be reduced to 12 players at the start of July. They quartet are joined by eight former Team Bath players, Ama Agbeze, Sara Bayman, Eboni Beckford-Chambers, Kadeen Corbin, Sasha Corbin, Rachel Dunn, Lindsay Keable and Geva Mentor. Captain...

02 June 2014

Bronzes for judo pair

Team Bath judoka Megan Fletcher and Gary Hall continued their preparations for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games by winning bronze medals at the European Open in Madrid at the weekend. The pair, who train at the University of Bath, have both been selected to represent England at the Games. Megan Fletcher progressed through the women’s under-70kg draw, beating France’s Margaux Pinot in the battle for bronze. Hall also beat a French judo player, Axel Clerget,...

02 June 2014